English singer/songwriter Kirsty MacColl was killed Monday in a boating accident while vacationing in Mexico; she was forty-one. MacColl was reportedly swimming with her two sons near the island ...

Kirsty MacColl was born in Croydon, Surrey on October 10, 1959 and was an English singer and songwriter. Kirsty came from a showbiz background, as she was the daughter of folk singer Ewan MacColl ...

By Bob Mehr During a fitful 20-year solo career, the singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl released just five full-length albums, achieving a modicum of success in her native England, and little notice ...

Peggy Seeger, 88, who was married to Kirsty’s dad, singer-songwriter and activist Ewan MacColl, from 1977 until his death in 1989, said: “Kirsty’s death was a complete and utter criminal ...

Devoted mother Kirsty MacColl died in tragic circumstances after dashing to save her young son's life. The beloved singer-songwriter, who was just 41 years old at the time of her death ...

KIRSTY MacColl and her band are remembered for giving us what's considered the greatest Christmas song of all time. Here we take a look at the life, music, and tragic death of the singer who found ...

Kirsty MacColl tragically lost her life while heroically trying to save her son from danger on a family holiday. The singer of the iconic 'Fairytale of New York' Christmas tune was only 41 when ...

Kirsty MacColl, the lead female vocalist on the Irish Christmas classic "Fairytale of New York," was struck and killed by a boat while vacationing in Mexico on December 18, 2000. MacColl died in a ...

In December 2000, beloved British singer and songwriter Kirsty MacColl took a much-needed vacation to Cozumel, Mexico. It was meant to be an exciting opportunity to introduce her teenage sons ...

But as the luck of the Irish would have it, Kirsty MacColl was fortuitously available to take the piss right out of him. When he sings, “I could have been someone,” she rejoins with the ...

The mother of late singer Kirsty MacColl is to travel to Mexico, where the star died, in an attempt to get justice for her daughter. Jean MacColl, 79, will travel to see the driver of the speedboat ...

A collection of performances from the BBC Archives that highlight the wit and intelligence of Kirsty MacColl, including such hits as A New England and Days. Described by Bono as 'the Noel Coward ...